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The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas or Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas) is the supreme law of the Philippines.Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on October 12, 1986, and ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2, 1987.
President Aquino later issued Proclamation No. 9, creating a Constitutional Commission (popularly abbreviated as "ConCom" in the Philippines) to frame a new constitution to replace the 1973 Constitution, which took effect during the martial law regime of her predecessor. President Aquino appointed 50 members to the Commission.
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is an independent office created by Section 18, Article XIII of the Philippine Constitution, with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights in the Philippines. The commission is composed of a Chairperson and four members, majority of which ...
Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library; Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. Giraffe Books. ISBN 971-8832-24-6. Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
Nolledo from the Official Directory of the Constitutional Commission, c. 1986. Jose Nergua Nolledo (born October 11, 1934) is a lawyer, constitutional law expert, and author in the Philippines.
Preparatory Committee for Philippine Independence: 1943 Constitution of the Philippines: Approved by assembly 1970: Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971: 1973 Constitution of the Philippines: 1973; 90.67% in favor None Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines: 1987; 77.04% in favor
The Dem vying for the House seat vacated by former New York Rep. Elise Stefanik once ridiculed his upstate constituents as too lazy and too boozed-up to work for him compared to migrants ...
A national referendum-plebiscite was held on October 16–17, 1976 in the Philippines in which the majority of the barangay voters approved the continuation of martial law and ratified the proposed amendments to the Constitution substituting the Regular Batasang Pambansa with the Interim Batasang Pambansa, pursuant to Presidential Decrees Nos. 991, 1031, and 1032.